HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False, only Greek
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False, only Roman
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False-neither were able to vote
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Detailed explanation-1: -They were barred from political participation, and Athenian women were not permitted to represent themselves in law, though it seems that metic women could.
Detailed explanation-2: -Women, children, and slaves were not considered citizens. So, they could not participate in democratic processes, and were not granted the right to vote.
Detailed explanation-3: -Voting for most offices was open to all full Roman citizens, a group that excluded women, slaves and originally those living outside of Rome. In the early Republic, the electorate would have been small, but as Rome grew it expanded.
Detailed explanation-4: -The difference between the Roman republic and the Greek democracy was that: In Rome, only men with money and property could vote. In Greece, all men were allowed to vote. In the Roman Senate, the most powerful part of the government, all senators were patricians.